Floyd W. Denny

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Title

Floyd W. Denny

Subject

VUMC History, Pediatrics, Vanderbilt Alumni, Infectious Diseases

Description

Photographic portrait of Floyd W. Denny, Jr. Dr. Floyd W. Denny, Jr. received his medical degree from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in 1946. He held faculty positions in pediatrics at the University of Minnesota, Vanderbilt University, Case Western Reserve University, as well as the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he served as Chair of Pediatrics for twenty years. As an investigator, Dr. Denny was a pioneer in the study of streptococcal disease. He and his colleagues conducted pivotal research in the prevention of rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease. He received the prestigious John Howland Award in 1995. Dr. Denny passed away in 2001.

Creator

Anonymous

Source

Vanderbilt University History of Medicine Collections Photographic Archive

Date

1946 (circa)

Rights

Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

Type

Still Image

Identifier

460

Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Digital image

Physical Dimensions

N/A

Contribution Form

Online Submission

No

Collection

VUMC People

Citation

Anonymous, “Floyd W. Denny,” VUMC Through Time: A Photographic Archive, accessed August 8, 2026, https://eblthroughtime.library.vanderbilt.edu/items/show/2002.

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